Question

Structured preoperative support is more effective in reducing pain perception and demand for analgesics in surgical patients than structured preoperative support. The dependent variable would be:

a. Surgical patients

b. The request for painkillers

c. The opportunity for nursing intervention

d. Perception of pain

Answer 1

1) Structured preoperative support is more effective in reducing pain perception and demand for analgesics in surgical patients than structured preoperative support. The dependent variable would be:

Ans) perception of pain

Perception of pain is always accompanied by negative emotions,An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage. The perception of pain involves far more than mere sensation. The affective and evaluative components of pain are often as important as the production and transmission of the pain signal. Psychological factors, such as the situational and emotional factors that exist when dependent variable can experience pain, can profoundly alter the strength of these perceptions.